DOCUMENT:Q184345 20-AUG-1998 [msnetwork] TITLE :How to Configure Outlook 98 for Use with MSN 2.5 PRODUCT :The Microsoft Network PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.5 OPER/SYS:WINDOWS KEYWORDS:kbenv msnmail kbmsn ====================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - The Microsoft Network version 2.5 - Microsoft Outlook 98 --------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article describes how to configure Microsoft Outlook 98 to use an MSN, The Microsoft Network, e-mail account. MORE INFORMATION ================ To configure Outlook 98 to use an MSN e-mail account, use the appropriate method. If you install Outlook 98 using either the Corporate or Workgroup installation, follow the steps in Method 1. If you install Outlook 98 using the Internet Mail Only installation, follow the steps in Method 2. Method 1 -------- 1. Start Outlook 98. 2. On the Tools menu, click Services. 3. Click Add, click Internet E-mail, and then click OK. 4. Under Mail Account, type a name for the account. For example, type "MSN Mail" (without quotation marks). 5. Under User Information, type the appropriate information about the account you are using in the Name, Organization, E-mail Address, and Reply Address boxes. NOTE: Entries in the Organization and Reply Address boxes are optional. 6. On the Servers tab, type "smtp.email.msn.com" (without quotation marks) in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box. NOTE: If you gain access to MSN through a third-party ISP or local area network (LAN), type "secure.smtp.email.msn.com" (without quotation marks) in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box. 7. In the Incoming Mail (POP3) box, type "pop3.email.msn.com" (without quotation marks). 8. Click "Log on using Secure Password Authentication." 9. On the Connection tab, click "Connect using Internet Explorer's or a 3rd party dialer." 10. On the Advanced tab, verify that the server port number in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box is 25, and the server port number in the Incoming Mail (POP3) box is 110. 11. Click OK, and then quit and restart Outlook 98. 12. On the Tools menu, click Services. 13. Click the "The Microsoft Network Online Service" information service, and then click Remove. If the "The Microsoft Network Online Service" information service is not listed, proceed to the next step. 14. On the Delivery tab, in the "Recipient addresses are processed by these information services in the following order" box, click the Internet e-mail information service you want to use as your primary e-mail information service. 15. Click the Up Arrow until the Internet e-mail information service is at the top of the list, and then click OK. Note that the new configuration affects only messages composed after the change is made. NOTE: If the Internet e-mail information service is added to a profile with the Exchange Server information service, incoming mail is sent to the Exchange Server information service. Method 2 -------- 1. Start Outlook 98. 2. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. 3. Click Add, and then click Mail. 4. In the Display Name box, type your name, and then click Next. 5. Type your MSN e-mail address, and then click Next. 6. In the Incoming Mail (POP3) box, type "pop3.email.msn.com" (without quotation marks). 7. In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box, type "smtp.email.msn.com" (without quotation marks), and then click Next. NOTE: If you gain access to MSN through a third-party ISP or local area network (LAN), type "secure.smtp.email.msn.com" (without quotation marks) in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) box, and then click Next. 8. Click "Log on using Secure Password Authentication," and then click Next. 9. Type the name you want to use for this e-mail account, and then click Next. 10. Click "I will establish my Internet connection manually," and then click Next. 11. Click Finish. NOTE: To use Outlook 98 with an MSN e-mail account, the e-mail account must use the POP3 Internet Mail servers for MSN. For more information about how to configure the POP3 Internet Mail servers, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q176276 TITLE : Frequently Asked Questions About Mail Migration on MSN Additional query words: 2.50 msnet msnetwork microsoft-net m.s.n. ol98 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbenv msnmail kbmsn Version : WINDOWS:2.5 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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